Tribhuvan University

Institute of Science and Technology

2075

Bachelor Level / sixth-semester / Science

Computer Science and Information Technology( CSC368 )

Technical Writing

Full Marks: 80 + 20

Pass Marks: 32 + 8

Time: 3 Hours

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group A

Attempt all the questions.

1

Write a business letter to a Chinese computer company, Beijing for regular supply of assembled computers and computers parts as you are running a computer shop at New Road, Kathmandu. Include the issues or modality of payment and possible problems in business transaction.

2

Write a newspaper article on “use of computer in Higher education” using headings subheadings, you should write it thinking about the aim and audience of your writing.

3

Write in detail on advantages and disadvantages using Facebook, Twitter and google+ for communication. In your write up use these expressions! in brief, whereas, however, though, even though, at first, in general, finally.

4

Explain the importance of using table, illustrations, graphic presentation in an academic writing. Give some suitable examples.

5

Define “simple sentence”, “complex sentence” and “compound sentence”. Give three examples for each type.

6

What’s technical communication? How does it differ from other types of communication? What features help making communication ‘technical’?